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I've been using the Dexcom G6 for about 12 months. I used the G5 before that.

The pros? Ten-day sensor life (compared to 7 days with the G5).

The cons?

1. Sleepless nights because of false low readings (yes, Dexcom tells us that to avoid "false lows" we must pick a site on our stomach that will not put pressure on the sensor). Oh, come on! Are we to sleep standing up? (That's rhetorical.)

2. False highs, particularly during the first 48 hours. Again, sleepless nights (yes, I can turn off the alarms but hey, I want reliability, from the end of the 2-hour warm-up session).

3. The 2-hour "warm-up session" for a new sensor should be improved, given that Dexcom informs customers not to rely on the Dexcom readings UNTIL after 24 hours have passed. This must be improved I think so Dexcom has a way to go to satisfy me on the realistic 24–48 hour "warm up" sessions. NOTE: My experience with the older G5 was that it was much more reliable than the G6 after only a 2-hour warm-up.

4. I'm uncertain about product reliability during hypoglycemia. I can't find it anywhere on the Dexcom site. (Rather than telling me I'm "low", or "urgent low", I want to know the readings.) Yep - it's back to finger prick for that answer.